Bumper-carried chain box



' Nif. 3o, 1926.

W. H. MFADDEN BUMPER CARRIED CHAIN Box Filed August '5, 1926 altern/MP Patented Nov. 39, 1925.

WILLIAM H. MFADDEN, or PONGA CITY, oKLAHoMAAssrGivoR To MARLANDnnrIN-n ING CoMPANY, orroNcA CITY, OKLAHOMA;

BUMPER-CARRIED CHAIN BOX.

Application filed August 3,

This invention relates to an attachment for an automobile bumper, and consists of a novel box or receptacle. coacting therewith, and adapted to store tools or accessories, rand particularly anti-skid chains, when the latter are not being used.

A prime object is to provide, in combination with a generally looped bumper, a box or receptacle adapted to substantially fit the space within the loop and intimately engage andbe fastened to the bars thereof, so that such bars and boxwill be mutually braced and protected.

Another important aim is to produce the box or receptacle with a downwardly displaceable bottom, so thatthe chains or the like miay fall froml the box directly onto the ground when desired to minimize the handling, and particularly the lifting thereof incidental to attachment to the wheels, since the chains invariably collect and retain dirt and must usually be applied while the driver is well dressed and caught unawares. f Y v The invention further provides the box with a fixed inclined bottom portion whichassists in the'discharge of the` chain when the bottom closure is opened; therlid and bottom close with locks, and the bottom vwith perforations for drainage of water and escape ofdirt from the chains and box.

Additional objects and advantages willV become apparent from a considerationk of the description following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings:v illusn trating an operative emgbodiment. In said drawings, A

Fig. l is a plan view of a fender, guard, or section of a bumper having my improvements applied thereto; l

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the parts of Fig. 1 with the discharging of a chain suggested by dotted lines, and

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. y

Referring specifically to the drawing, a bumper as used on automobiles or other vehicles is shown at 10. Said illustration specifically is one-half of a rear bumper'and better known at presentv in the trade as a fender guard. In practice therefore there are two of these fender guards accommodating a spare tire between them and being connected together in front thereof (not shown) and to the auto chassis or vehicle 1926. Serial No. 126,807.l

as byl brackets 11. This ybumperr orl fender guard is tobe taken as conventional `ofthat l, type wherein the bars 12 and 13 vfrom which c lit is fabricated form a loop or enclose al space, 14, of considerable. area, open at the top andvbottom. At the front, or portion con' ofjthe bumper nearest the vehicle chassis,

a vertical bar or cleat 145L Vis disposed to which the terminals of the-bars 12 and 13 vspace 14'. Said receptacle is preferably metallic, and has a flat up-standing end wall 21 and a curved up-standing wall 22pro viding merging sides and the other end.v

The wall 22 throughout'intimately engages the bars 12 and 13,. and the bolts 15 are passed through said wall 22 to secure the box and receptacle in place. The particular shape of the box and engagement thereof with the bumper co-act with the single row of bolts 15 1n mounting the box in an unusually secure manner.

For purposes of reinforcement a metallicL strip or cleat 23 may be arranged vwithinV the box in contact with wall 22, and through which the bolts 15 initially pass. As shown, bolts 15 have relatively small heads sok as to avoid undue obstruction of the box space.

In cases. where the specilic form. of the i bumper differs from that shown, other means of fastening of the box may be resorted to.

At the top `and bottom the box or receptacle is also shapedtokconform. to ythe Vfigure produced 'by the rear portionsof the bars 12 and 13. and to this end have top and bottom walls 211 and 25 rigid with walls 21 and 22 yand diverging from the former, and to the outer ends of which closures 26 and 27, respectively, are transversely hinged at 28 and 29; i

The' wall 22 forwardly of the hinges 28 and 29 is provided with shallow iianges 30 and 31 and said flanges as well as the adjacent portions of the wall 22 are preferably crimped as shown or otherwise reinforced.

Each closure 26 and 27 has a hasp, as at 32 and 33 respectively, fastened to the outer end thereof and is engaged by suitable locks 34 and 35 respectively, vpreferably under control of the same key. Said locks are secured to the bars 12 as shown, or to wall It is to be understood that both fenderV guards of the type shown which make up the complete bumper, may be equipped with the improvements if desired. 5 Y Presuming the bumper or fender guard `10 to be equipped with the box or receptacle 20, the desired tools, Vaccessories or the like are placed withinthe box from above while lid 26 is open, and they are locked therein` by the devices 32 and 34. Said box 2G particularly used to accommodate and carry .the anti-skid chains .37, so that the latter will never be in such relation to the automobile that water or dirt can fall therefrom onto the sides, loor or adjacent structure.

Water and loose dirt may escape from the box through perforations 36. Bottom closure 27 is held closed by the loclr 33 and when the chains are needed, the latter loch is key-operated to open it and thereby release the closureQ/, so that because of the elevation of the bumper above'the ground,

v the closure. 27 4swings downwardly by gravity and the weight of the chain 37, the automatic ldischarge of the chain being aided by the inclination of wall 25. The latter feature is suggested in dotted lines in F 2. Said chains are acordingly released adjacent the walls or Zone ofl their use.' without handling or danger of their wiping against the dr'ivers clothing. Thereafter closure 27 is elevated and the device 3,3 is locked, hence when the chains yare returned to the boX, closure 27 in combination with wall 25 will Isupport them.

Minor changes may be resorted to provided they fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. A receptacle to be carried by a bumper,

the receptacle having a discharge opening,

and a downwardly displaceable closure for said opening. Y

2. In lcombination with a bumper, a recep ltacle carried thereby provided with a dissoV it. A receptacle to be carried by a bumper,

the receptacle having a discharge opening,

'a downwardlydisplaceable closure for said opening, and means to loclr'sai-d closure in closed position so that itv may aid in supporting the contents of the receptacle.

5. ln combination with a bumper lformed with a loop and fastening mean-s for the parts thereof, a receptacle within the loop having epposed wall portionsr conforming in shape thereto andy in intimate-contact therewith, and said fastening `means engaging one of said wall portions to secure the receptacle in place.`

A combination bumper and receptacle struc-ture comprising a bumper loop, a receptacle laterally enclosed byl the loop, fastening means securing the parts of the loo to-l gether and the receptacle thereto, a Vlic fork the receptac-ie, a bottom closure for the receptacle, and locking devices for said lid 'and closure carried by the loop.

7. A receptacle adapted to be enclosed by a bumper, said receptacle having an upstanding wall provided with opposed curved portions'conforining in shape and adapted to intimately lit adjacent portions of the bumper, a lid for the receptacle, said receptacle havinga discharge `opening through its bottom, a downwardly inclined bottom wall leading to said opening, and ai closure hinged to the latter wall, a lock to secure the closure in position to aid in snpporting the contents of the receptacle, said closure being adapted to swing downwardly under f the weight of the said contents when the clos-ure is'unlocked.

WILLIAM n. MCFADDEN. 

